The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right eye disorder and service connection for left eye macular degeneration, to include as secondary to his right eye disorder, are intertwined. Therefore, the RO must adjudicate these issues before addressing the issue of a higher rating for his right eye disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims are intertwined due to the potential impact on the appropriate rating for his service-connected right eye disorder if left eye macular degeneration is found to be secondary to his right eye disease.
- Claimed conditions
- chorioretinitis of the right eye, left eye macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0605513
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What this means for you
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